Audriana T. Anderson

“It is a great honor to be recognized as an Elite Lawyer by my fellow peers in the legal community. I am truly grateful for this award that acknowledges the outstanding work my colleagues and I do on a daily basis to protect our clients’ rights,” Anderson commented.

WHEATON, Ill. (PRWEB)
March 05, 2020

Attorney Audriana T. Anderson has recently been named an Elite Lawyer. Audriana is the founding member of Anderson Attorneys & Advisors in Wheaton, Ill. With a focus on criminal defense and civil litigation, she has conducted over 250 trials to verdict throughout her accomplished career.

Elite Lawyer is a directory and rating service that awards and recognizes attorneys who have displayed a high level of competence in their practice and received an acknowledgment from their peers, community, bar, and committees. The honor is only given to lawyers who have met or exceeded the criteria of a rigorous, multi-phased selection process.

Audriana puts her extensive trial courtroom experience to work for her clients in the following practice areas: Criminal Defense, Drug Crime, DUI/DWI, Sex Offense, Traffic Ticket, Retail Theft, Burglary, Juvenile Law, Weapon Charges, plus Child Abuse and DCFS Investigations.

During her tenure as an Assistant State’s Attorney for DuPage County, Audriana supervised the Narcotics/Major Crimes Unit and the Juvenile/Child Abuse Unit. As a former prosecutor, she is well-versed in the tactics and techniques used to seek a conviction, which enables her to build aggressive defenses for her clients.

In addition, Audriana has coordinated various multi-jurisdictional and multi-agency investigations at the federal, state, and local levels, including the Department of Homeland Security, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Illinois State Police.

“It is a great honor to be recognized as an Elite Lawyer by my fellow peers in the legal community. I am truly grateful for this award that acknowledges the outstanding work my colleagues and I do on a daily basis to protect our clients’ rights,” Anderson commented.

Along with her Elite Lawyer recognition, Audriana has received many honors, including the Illinois State Police Certificate of Recognition and Felony Prosecutor of the Year, among others. Audriana received her undergraduate degree from Wheaton College and her Juris Doctorate degree from DePaul University College of Law. She was admitted to the Illinois Bar Association in 1999.

About Anderson Attorneys & Advisors

Anderson Attorneys & Advisors are skilled in a variety of practice areas, including: Driving under the influence (DUI); Drug crimes; Theft and burglary; Domestic battery and order of protection violations; Traffic violations; Juvenile crimes; as well as other misdemeanors and felonies.

The firm also handles real estate, business law, and estate planning matters. They can also assist clients who are seeking expungement and record sealing. Anderson Attorneys & Advisors’ estate planning services include wills, trusts, powers of attorney (POA), and advance medical directives.

To learn more, visit https://www.andersonaa.com/ or call 630-877-5800 to schedule a free consultation.

To learn more about Elite Lawyer, visit https://www.elitelawyer.com/

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Ken Rosenfeld, California Criminal Defense Attorney

My client, a businessman we will call M.R.N., intended to engage in what he perceived—and what all parties understood to be—a legal transaction. (M.R.N.) received a fantastic resolution, which did not include torture, mayhem, marijuana, or use of a gun.

MURPHYS, Calif. (PRWEB)
March 04, 2020

An Illinois man who allegedly engaged in a transaction of cannabis that resulted in the kidnapping and torture of six victims, as well as the theft of marijuana and personal items in Calaveras, CA, in June of 2018, has found all charges against him (Case # 18F7351) dismissed by the State of California.

M.R.N., 32, was one of seven suspects involved in what court documents indicate was a prearranged purchase of 5,000 pounds of marijuana for $500,000. The court file states that no money was exchanged, but instead, six individuals were tied up, beaten, and threatened with firearms, and a van filled with cannabis was stolen. The incident concluded in a high-speed chase with police. One of the suspects jumped from a moving vehicle during the chase and was pronounced dead at the scene.

“My client, a businessman, intended to engage in what he perceived—and what all parties understood to be—a legal transaction,” said attorney Ken Rosenfeld of The Rosenfeld Law Firm, who defended M.R.N. “(M.R.N.) was looking at seven consecutive life sentences for the alleged acts. It was very satisfying that we were able to have all the charges dismissed in the state court.”

Eighteen charges, including one special allegation, were made against each of the defendants in the case. Included among the allegations, for which there were multiple charges, were: first degree robbery, assault on a person with a semiautomatic firearm, kidnapping to commit robbery, and kidnapping for ransom or extortion. There was also a charge involving the out-of-state transport and sale of an excess of 28.5 grams of marijuana.

The case, although dropped by the State of California, was picked up by the FBI as a federal case (Case # 1:18-CR-00219-DAD-BAM-4).

“The federal charges were very minor compared to the state charges,” said Rosenfeld. “(M.R.N.) received a fantastic resolution, which did not include torture, mayhem, marijuana, or use of a gun.”

About The Rosenfeld Law Firm

The Rosenfeld Law Firm, located in Sacramento and San Jose, has successfully defended a number of high-profile media cases. As a California criminal defense lawyer, Ken Rosenfeld aggressively serves his clients across a wide scope of cases, from first-degree murder to driving under the influence (California DUI defense), with a specialty in defending sex offense cases. An expert criminal law commentator who is regularly seen on KTXL FOX 40’s Ask An Attorney, Ken Rosenfeld has made a number of appearances on television and radio, including national media, as a legal expert. His criminal defense law firm also practices federal criminal defense and juvenile defense, as well as appellate law, prison law, and mental health law. For more information, please contact Ken Rosenfeld directly at (916) 447-2070, or visit http://www.therosenfeldlawfirm.com.

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My story is an example of how the small local business owner can fight and win against the local War on Drugs and legal pressures applied by the big companies that are spreading their money around to control the local legal market for cannabis

FRESNO, Calif. (PRWEB)
March 03, 2020

George Boyadjian, founder and CEO of one of the oldest cannabis business training organizations and business consulting company, 420 College, has announced plans to reopen his retail cannabis business in the form of a new cannabis dispensary and delivery to be located in downtown and other areas of Fresno.

“My story is an example of how the small local business owner can fight and win against the local War on Drugs and legal pressures applied by the big companies that are spreading their money around to control the local legal market for cannabis,” said Boyadjian about his experience. “In another month, we will celebrate the grand re-opening of what will be Fresno’s oldest and finest cannabis dispensary that fell victim to the local War on Drugs. Watch for our grand re-opening celebration and support victory for Fresno business owners over the Big Money interests.”

After a surprise law suit filed by the City of Fresno in October 2009 telling him and his friend William McPike, a well-known attorney specializing in cannabis law, to close down their respective cannabis dispensaries, Boyadjian and McPike challenged the order by filing a law suit against the city. They received their final court agreement in January 2010, stipulating that Boyadjian and McPike were prevented from operating their cannabis dispensaries within the City of Fresno as long as a legal ban existed. However, when the ban becomes void for any reason, they are no longer obligated to follow the order without any action or notice. So, now that the city of Fresno has finalized the cannabis ordinance, they no longer have any obligations to cease operations of their cannabis businesses. Boyadjian will re-opening his business as a full-service cannabis dispensary with delivery in Fresno by April and at his location in Chinatown by this May. McPike has not announced the location of his dispensary.

“In the period just before cannabis was formally regulated in Fresno, at least fourteen local entrepreneurs operated businesses that provided medical cannabis to patients. But the War on Drugs was alive and well in our city and all were forced to shut down.” continued Boyadjian.

“We didn’t get arrested, but this was just another form of the War on Drugs by our local government. Since the law has changed and the City of Fresno will be accepting applications for cannabis businesses later this summer, we are gladly re-opening without any applications. Our agreement stipulation with the city doesn’t require us to give them any notice. This is a wonderful day in history for Fresno, as the all the wrongs done by the local War on Drugs are now reversed and we look forward to providing tax dollars and much needed jobs to help our economy.”

McPike made this announcement at the city council meeting on October 24th of 2019, about the agreement they had with the City of Fresno, and that the contract with the city stated going back to business without any notice or action. In other words, he will not be standing in line or fight for something that he already has.

“We have waited patiently, and have been in line for 10 years. We were in every City Council meeting and urged every council member to reverse the ban”, added McPike. “Now that the ban has been lifted, I will gladly resume operations”, continued McPike.

Boyadjian and McPike have started their applications with the Bureau of Cannabis Control and are awaiting their state permits and will be in front of City Council March 5th, 2020 to formally make the announcement of their grand opening.

About

George Boyadjian – CEO & Owner of 420 College – Mr. Boyadjian is the sole owner and operator of 420 College located in Fresno, California with offices in Pasadena. Since 2009, he has provided hundreds of existing and future cannabis business owners and entrepreneurs with quality cannabis business training through seminars, courses, workshops, conferences and classes all over California, Oregon, Washington, Florida, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Washington D.C, and Ohio. Mr. Boyadjian expertly brings together a comprehensive team, including but not limited to attorneys, accountants, insurance providers, real estate agents, traceability software providers, cannabis testing labs, cannabis growers, bankers, dispensary operators and many other professionals that provide services for the burgeoning cannabis industry. Mr. Boyadjian has been involved with multiple cannabis businesses throughout the 11 years of business in California, Washington, and Oregon.

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Uptrust, the San Francisco-based technology company fighting mass incarceration, announced today that it has completed a $1.3 million fundraising round.

“We’re excited to have such a strong collection of financial supporters that also perceive the untapped opportunity to build tools to impact lives but at the expense of communities impacted by mass incarceration,” said Jacob Sills, co-founder of Uptrust.

SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB)
March 03, 2020

Uptrust, the San Francisco-based technology company fighting mass incarceration, announced today that it has completed a $1.3 million fundraising round. Since its founding in 2017, Uptrust has secured partnerships with more than 50 new jurisdictions and now works with 40 percent of the 15 most populated counties in the United States, and reducing FTA (Failure to Appear) rates by 50 percent in certain jurisdictions. The financing round — comprised of a combination of grants and investment — allows Uptrust to broaden both its engineering and sales capabilities, and to service the growing number of government customers seeking and pursuing assistance in reducing jail populations. The investment will also improve the Uptrust best-in-class product, which ensures people attend mandatory appointments in the criminal justice system by reminding them of their obligations and connecting them to relevant social services.

“The odds should not be stacked against millions of Americans who get involved with the justice system. Uptrust is making a course correction through technology in the most obvious way: enabling communication and support through mobile devices that we all use and rely on every day,” said Jordan Blashek, Director at Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic initiative founded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt. “We are pleased to support Uptrust as it expands upon its mission to keep people out of jail that shouldn’t be there.”

Millions of Americans have gone to jail because of a missed court date or probation check-in, which may result in a revocation of previously imposed bail conditions or a new criminal charge in certain jurisdictions. The downstream effects of these small mistakes are huge: many judges and prosecutors fail to release individuals after subsequent interactions with law enforcement when not confident that a person will show up for all of their future court dates, or judges set an unaffordable bail amount, also resulting in jail. Incarcerating these individuals results in a staggering amount of government waste. As a result, local governments spend more than $9 billion on unnecessary pretrial incarceration, and an additional $1 billion issuing and enforcing FTAs.

Created in 2016, Uptrust’s product initially focused on improving communication between public defenders and clients through text messages. The level of need for Uptrust’s software has proven to be larger than initially expected. Through more than 50 state and county government partnerships across the Country plus the U.S. Territory of Guam, Uptrust has reduced FTAs by 50 percent in many of its jurisdictions, saving millions of dollars of taxpayer funds, and ultimately keeping productive citizen lives in tact. The new funding will help expand that number to support more than 150 jurisdictions and one million defendants by the end of 2020.

“Uptrust is building a differentiated and sustainable business by creating value for all stakeholders in the system, and we’re excited to invest in its continued growth,” said Tony Davis, an investor in Uptrust and founder of Inherent Group, a leading ESG investor. “Municipal customers save money that can be redirected toward other needs. Criminal justice and law enforcement professionals gain back the hours spent dealing with the fallout of FTAs. And most importantly, low income individuals navigating the justice system receive a tool that helps them meet their commitments — while avoiding the burden of fees that most for-profit enterprises have historically charged them.”

Uptrust’s goal is to eliminate all technical violations in the criminal justice system without expanding the use of surveillance and supervision. Providing an easy-to-use, modern mobile experience for the tens of millions of low-income Americans who have interacted with our country’s legal system goes a far way in achieving this goal. Part of this new funding will improve Uptrust’s product, including the launching of the new Uptrust mobile app for public defender clients. Clients will be able to message multiple stakeholders (such as their attorney and social worker) and learn about local opportunities such as free or reduced transportation to court and expungement clinics.

“Community organizers and advocates have done an incredible job at educating the broader public and key stakeholders about the problems associated with pretrial detention and money bail. We at Uptrust are trying to do a small part by building technology products that enhance those efforts and allow local jurisdictions to decarcerate without expanding the use of supervision or electronic monitoring,” said Jacob Sills, co-founder and CEO of Uptrust. “We’re excited to have such a strong collection of financial supporters that also perceive the untapped opportunity to build tools to impact lives but at the expense of communities impacted by mass incarceration.”

ABOUT UPTRUST

Uptrust is a communication and engagement tool helping the indigent accused arrive at court for their scheduled hearings and other mandatory appointments. By improving relationships within the criminal justice system, Uptrust has proven to keep low-income individuals charged with crimes out of jail on bench warrants and technical violations, while also saving attorneys time and reducing the cost to the municipality, county or state. Uptrust currently is contracted with more than 50 jurisdictions and public defender offices around the US, and intends to increase the number to over 100 in early 2020. The platform reaches over 500,000 individuals. With offices in San Francisco, CA and Northampton, MA, Uptrust is a public benefit corporation supported by the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, RFK Human Rights, Schmidt Futures, Inherent Foundation and the Heising-Simons Foundation. To learn more about Uptrust, visit http://www.Uptrust.co.

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Belkasoft Extracts Full Image of an iPhone Device

“We are proud to become one of just two companies in the world, supporting full iPhone acquisition on the base of checkm8 exploit without jailbreak,” says Yuri Gubanov, CEO of Belkasoft. “This major breakthrough will help our customers to conduct their digital investigations much more effectively.”

PALO ALTO, Calif. (PRWEB)
February 26, 2020

iPhone Acquisition and Analysis

Belkasoft Evidence Center introduces a major break-through in iOS forensics by delivering forensically sound acquisition and analysis of iOS devices without a jailbreak. The tool makes use of a hard-coded vulnerability that exists in all Apple devices based on the A7 through A11 SoC generations. The checkm8 exploit that makes use of this vulnerability cannot be patched by Apple since the vulnerability itself exists in a hardware-protected, read-only area of the device memory. The nature of the exploit makes the extraction independent of the iOS version.

The jailbreaking community released a public jailbreak based on this vulnerability. The checkra1n jailbreak can be used by Linux and macOS users. However, installing a jailbreak on a device being analyzed is a complex, unsafe and not quite forensically sound process.

Belkasoft Evidence Center provides direct access to the file system of affected devices without the need for a jailbreak. Direct access to the file system enables forensically sound extraction for the entire range of supported iOS devices. Belkasoft Evidence Center is offered at 1/3 the price of the competitor tool, making Belkasoft’s offer the most cost-effective integrated solution for mobile and computer digital forensic analysis.

Extraction of Locked iPhones

Due to the nature of the Bootrom exploit, Belkasoft Evidence Center can extract certain types of data even if the device is locked and the password is not known. This boot-mode extraction is available for all devices from the supported range regardless of their lock state. The data extracted from a locked device is immediately loaded and can be analyzed with Belkasoft Evidence Center.

About Belkasoft Evidence Center

Belkasoft Evidence Center is a world renowned tool used by thousands of customers for conducting computer and mobile forensic investigations. Belkasoft Evidence Center can automatically discover, extract and analyze evidence from a wide range of sources including computer hard drives and disk images in all popular formats, memory dumps, mobile devices and chip-off dumps. The tool can capture and analyze volatile evidence stored in the computer’s RAM, identify encrypted files, carve Internet chat logs, Web browsing history and email communications including information stored in digital pictures and videos. The ability to process office documents in a wide range of formats enables investigators to perform near-instant full-text search among all the documents discovered on the suspect’s PC.

Low-level access to hard disk and system structures means that even data that’s been deleted by the suspect cannot escape from investigators. Supporting Windows, Unix/Linux, Android, iOS and macOS file systems, natively mounting images created in EnCase, FTK, X-Ways, DD and SMART formats, UFED and chip-off binary dumps, and many popular virtual machines without using these or any third-party tools, Belkasoft Evidence Center can collect more evidence than any single competing tool in its class.

Pricing and Availability

Belkasoft Evidence Center is available immediately. Prospective customers are welcome to request a quote at https://belkasoft.com/quote or download the evaluation version at https://belkasoft.com/get

About Belkasoft

Founded in 2002, Belkasoft is a global leader in digital forensics technology, known for their sound and comprehensive forensic tools. With a team of professionals in digital forensics, data recovery and reverse engineering, Belkasoft focuses on creating technologically advanced yet easy-to-use products for investigators and forensic experts to make their work easier, faster, and more effective.

With this focus in mind, Belkasoft introduces their flagship product, Belkasoft Evidence Center—an easy-to-use, integrated solution for collecting and analyzing digital evidence from mobile and computer devices. Customers in law enforcement, police, military, business, intelligence agencies, and forensic laboratories in 130+ countries worldwide use Belkasoft products to fight homicide, crimes against children, drug trafficking, data leakage, fraud, and other online and offline crimes.

More information about the company and its products at https://belkasoft.com

Information on Belkasoft Evidence Center as well as the free demo download are available at http://belkasoft.com/get

The complete list of additions and enhancements in the current release is available at http://belkasoft.com/new

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